Chennai: While her father spent years stitching clothes at a small tailoring shop in Perambur, V Dharshini, a GCC school student was quietly building a pathway for a bigger dream of cracking the UPSC and becoming an IAS officer. Her hours of hard work helped her score 586 of 600 in the Class 12 board…
Chennai: With no money for private tuition, her father earning barely 500-600 a day as a daily wager, K Mythili from Aminjikarai turned to free coaching at her GCC school and alternatives to prepare for her Class XII board exams. On Friday, Mythili saw the fruit of her hard work as she became the topper…
TVK leader Vijay with Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar CHENNAI: TVK chief Vijay, who will take oath as chief minister of Tamil Nadu at 10am on Sunday, will hold home (police) and public administration portfolios. Here is a tentative list of the names and portfolios of the ministers who will take oath with VijayKA Sengottaiyan: PWDN…
Chennai: She did not take a single day off — right from LKG to Class XII. Today, her efforts and discipline have yielded results. K C Kavin Kaavya scored 598/600 and became the topper in Chennai district.A student of Spartan Matric Higher Secondary School in Mogappair, she scored centums in five of the six subjects…
Vijay met Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Saturday evening. CHENNAI: TVK chief C Joseph Vijay will be sworn in as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu on Sunday. The swearing-in ceremony will take place at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium here at 10 am. Vijay now has the support of 120 MLAs after VCK and IUML…
Chennai: A 66-year-old woman died, while her son remained in critical condition, after the two consumed poison at their home in Thazhambur.Police identified the deceased as Vijaya, 66, a resident of Greenwood City in Thazhambur. Her son, Raghuvaran, who worked on the Nemmeli desalination plant project, is undergoing treatment at Rajiv Gandhi Govt General Hospital…
VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan CHENNAI: VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan on Saturday said his party is extending “unconditional support” to actor Vijay’s TVK to form the govt as it wants to prevent the imposition of President’s Rule in Tamil Nadu.He said, “We are going to extend support to TVK to uphold the people’s mandate. However, we…
CHENNAI: As many as 193 winning candidates out of 233 have declared assets worth more than Rs 1 crore, according to the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). While 77 (72%) out of 107 winning candidates from TVK are crorepatis, the percentage is more among DMK, AIADMK winning candidates.While 57 (97%) of the 59 winning candidates…
CHENNAI: As many as 56 (24%) of the newly elected MLAs out of 233 have serious criminal cases — including murder cases, attempted murder cases, crimes against women — pending against them, finds an analysis by Association for Democratic Reforms.While 19 out of 107 winning candidates from TVK have serious criminal cases against them, 14…
Chennai: Schools run by Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) recorded an uptick in Class XII board examination results this year, with the overall pass percentage rising to 92.26% from last year’s 88.12%. According to the corporation’s education department, a total of 5,179 students, including 2,257 boys and 2,922 girls, from 35 corporation higher secondary schools appeared…
